Hello Again! SURPRISE! It didn't take as long as I said it would! My English teacher let me have a free period, and I finished it!
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Lily entered the great hall that was filled with many Hogwarts students and staff, that were all eating and deep in conversation. She gazed up at the ceiling that was enchanted to look like the beautiful sun lit blue sky outside. But something else caught her attention. A group of people that were huddled up on the Slytherin table deep in conversation, suddenly paused and all looked towards her. Lily awkwardly looked away, and started down towards the Griffindor table that was lined up between the Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw tables. She glanced at the Slytherin table and at the huddled group that was once more in deep conversation. Then, she suddenly spotted her two friends sitting at the far end. Michelle had her face buried in the daily profit, Katelyn on the other hand, noticed Lily and smiled at her as she took her seat across the table from her. Michelle tore her eyes away from the daily profit and finally realised Lily sitting beside her.
"Hey! Sorry we didn't wake you up! We felt bad if we did. We kind of heard you come in late last night, so we thought you'd want to sleep in. Care Of Magical Creatures class doesn't start until 10:00am." Said Michelle sympathetically.
"It's all right, don't worry about it." Said Lily reassuringly as she pulled a plate towards her, and started filling it with bacon and egg. The three friends ate in silence, which was soon broken by the headmaster.
"May I all have your attention please." Said professor Dumbledore softly, but just loud enough for everyone to hear.
At once, the buzzing of people in deep conversation faded away until there was only silence.
"Thank-you," said professor Dumbledore dreamily. "I am sorry to present you with such late notice, that we have finally chosen our head boy, and head girl." He glanced at Lily as he spoke the last words.
The great hall suddenly broke into murmurs of whispers at these words.
Lily nervously exchanged glanced with her two friends that looked just as nervous as she did. It seemed at this moment, that Lily noticed James and Sirius stride into the great hall, looking both puzzled and curious to know what the sudden murmuring was all about.
Dumbledore withdrew a small note within the pocket of his purple cloak.
Everyone seemed to notice this, and the murmuring soon died away to an anxious silence.
Dumbledore smiled at the students for a moment before finally announcing the head boy and head girl...
"The head girl and head boy for this year is... Lily Evans, from Gryffindor, and James Potter from Gryffindor."
Then unexpectedly, the great hall broke into ear splitting cheers. Lily, who was unable to believe this, exchanged glances with James who seemed to be fixed to the spot with disbelief and surprise. But suddenly his expression was hidden by an overexcited Sirius who had just embraced James, with a suffocating and rib-cracking hug.
Lily suddenly felt a pair of arms squeeze her with practically the same force that Sirius was giving James. Breathless, Lily looked over her shoulder, to see Michelle grinning widely. Absolute delight twinkled in her dark brown eyes. Lily forced a smile at her overexcited friend.
She couldn't believe it. She felt so happy, but yet so miserable. Lily would have to spend a full year working with James, but her parents would be so proud of her as soon as they found out. But Lily's mixed emotions of thoughts were soon interrupted by the kind and dreamy voice of Dumbledore.
"If you would please, quieten down. I have one other announcement to make."
At these words, the noise in the great hall soon descended to its awkward silent state.
"Thank-you all again." said Dumbledore smiling widely. "I congratulate Lily and James on this task, however. This is a very big responsibility, and I want both of you to treat this seriously. Now. Classes will commence in fifteen minutes, so I want all of you to have a safe, and happy day. Thank-you."
The sudden buzzing of conversation, followed by some last minute cheering had refilled the great hall. Michelle finally released Lily from her constricting hug, and exchanged a cheerful look With Katelyn.
"Lily!" Lily turned around to see who it was calling out to her, and suddenly felt the all too familiar annoyance erupt within her as she came face to face with James.
"Hi. Um... listen, I'm really sorry, I promise I'll get you your book back, ok?" James glanced at Sirius who gave his thumbs up. "Oh, and congratulations." He continued. With that, he turned around, and weaved his way through the crowded great hall to where the other three Marauders were.
Lily turned back to her friends, and clenched her fists under the table.
He better get it back. She thought to herself.
"What was that all about?" asked Katelyn curiously.
Lily remembered that she had not told her two friends about the incident that had happened that morning in the Gryffindor tower. She glanced around; making sure nobody was listening, then leaned in closer, and explained everything that had happened previously that morning.
"That stupid prick!" cried Michelle loudly.
"SSHHH!" whispered Katelyn and Lily together.
"Oh. Sorry..." said Michelle apologetically.
Lily smiled at her friend. "Don't worry."
"So, I guess we better get going. Care Of Magical Creatures class starts in less that five minutes," said Katelyn through a mouth full of bread that she had put aside for later.
"Ok." Lily agreed, glancing at her watch that read 9:56am.
With that, the three friends got up from the Gryffindor table, and made their way towards the big oak doors that exited out of the great hall and into the corridor. Lily glanced at the Marauders who were now joking around, and flirting with the group of giggling girls that usually followed them everywhere.
Professor Griffin, a short and stubby brown haired woman, emerged from the little hut that was set at the foot of the forbidden forest.
"All right everyone, settle down!" Bellowed Professor Griffin.
The chattering that came from the students soon died away to complete silence. Everyone was now listening to professor Griffin attentively.
"For this double period, we will be going into the forbidden forest and see if we can track down a unicorn. Now, a word of warning to all. Stay close, and have your wands at the ready in case we bump into anything... dangerous. If you will all follow me." Said the professor as she made her way towards the boarder of the dark, daunting trees that lined up the outside of the forbidden forest.
Lily glanced around the class, as they all broke into silent murmurs of foreboding, before finally walking at a slow pace behind the professor. She looked at Katelyn and Michelle who stared back at her, feeling the exact anxiety as Lily was.
Lily wondered what creatures were awaiting them in the gloomy depth of the forbidden forest. Whatever was in there must be dangerous if only the 7th years are allowed to go in there under the circumstances of having a teacher accompany them.
Lily felt suddenly awkward. As if someone was watching her. She glanced around at the students, and at her surroundings until she suddenly caught James' eye. James quickly looked away and started talking to Remus, Sirius and Peter.
Lily finally looked back at her friends that were a few steps ahead of her. Lily power-walked towards them, until she was side by side with Michelle.
"Do you reckon we're going to come back alive?" teased Lily.
Michelle was never fond of the forbidden forest. Ever since First year at Hogwarts, she would go on about how her older brother told her that there were all these ugly, and dangerous horned creatures that lurked in the heart of the forest and go hunting during the day time.
Michelle nudged her elbow into Lily's waist playfully.
"Shut-up..." she protested nervously. Lily could have sworn that she picked up the slightest trace of fear in Michelle's soft voice.
Katelyn couldn't help but smile. "Don't worry. The worst thing that can happen is a horned-"
"Shut-up! I'm not listening!" Cried Michelle uneasily, cupping her hands over her ears.
"A horned Sharp toothed dragon jumping out at us, and tearing us to pieces!" Teased Katelyn, as she gave Lily a Mischievous kind of grin.
Lily forced a smile at her friend that was now practically glowing with satisfaction as Michelle let out a quiet and muffled shriek.
Lily noticed that the clear blue sky seemed to suddenly grow darker as they neared the gloomy looking trees that bordered the dense foggy like forest. The feeling of unease seemed to wash over her, as she finally entered the foggy black forest, along with the rest of the class.
All too quickly for her liking, the fog appeared to thicken, and the once visible blue sky was replaced with the dim blackness of the forest. The trees around them looked threatening, as if they were alive and about to attack. But apart from that, something else caught Lily's attention. Lily could make out the slightest glow of light in a form of a tiny levitating ball through the thick fog. Without thinking, Lily walked over to it, and away from the rest of the class. The small illuminated ball seemed to move away from her with every step she took towards it. What felt like ten minutes went past, and Lily was still in pursuit of the little ball of levitating light. For some strange reason, she felt so high, as if she didn't have a care in the world. The breeze that rustled the leaves of the black trees grew louder, and gusty.
Then, to her great surprise, the little illuminated ball vanished before her eyes, leaving her alone in complete darkness. Lily stood there, completely stunned.
It was at that moment, she came to realise with a start that she was deep in the forest, and far faraway from the rest of the class. The dark intimidating trees that blocked out any light possible looked as frightening as ever, as did the thick gloomy fog. Lily suddenly felt so scared and helpless. Everywhere she looked, was a murky, tall and twisted tree that towered over her.
Her stomach lurched with panic. She could feel the colour drain from her face. Then, all of a sudden, something caught her attention. She could have sworn she heard the soft sound of approaching footsteps coming from behind her. Lily, who was too scared to turn around, strained her ears instead, desperate to pick up the slightest sound of approaching footsteps.
She waited... The darkness of the forest seemed to be caving in on her. She felt the familiar lurch in her stomach as she heard something behind her draw nearer... it was so close, Lily thought she would probably be able to smell it. All of a sudden, it stopped.
Lily eyes widened in absolute terror, as she felt someone breathing down her neck. Whatever it was, it was extremely close to her. She gathered all of her courage, and with great effort, slowly turned around to look upon her attacker. Lily took several steps back and as she did, whatever it was took a step forward. Lily felt something hard and woody behind her. She realised with a start, that she was now backed up against a tree. She could feel her heart drumming madly against her ribs with panic. Lily suddenly felt something in the pocket of her school robes poke her hip.
My wand! She thought wildly.
Without thinking, Lily quickly withdrew her wand, and cried "Lumos!"
Immediately, the tip of her wand ignited, but only so faintly. Lily could suddenly make out the dark outline of a boy, a centimetre taller than herself. She desperately raised the wand to the figures face, and she was momentarily stunned, but at the same time relieved to see that the boy had sandy hair, and familiar kind blue eyes.
She watched motionlessly, as the boy fidgeted in his pocket, and withdrew something thin and long that looked unmistakably like a wand.
"Lumos!" He cried.
The tip of his wand immediately ignited with a blinding flash.
Lily squinted through the sudden blaze of light that shot from his wand. It was at this moment, she realised the boy with sandy hair and blue eyes, was Remus Lupin.
The sudden blaze of light died away to a vivid shining ray that shone from the thin tip of his wand. He raised the wand until it was level with Lily's emerald green eyes. Lily could just make out the surprised expression that suddenly appeared on his face.
"Lily! What are you doing way out here?" He asked abruptly.
Lily opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came. Instead, she stared at him completely stunned, but at the same time relieved. Then, a sudden thought occurred to her.
"How did you know I was here?" She asked, trembling slightly from the mild panic that was still lingering lightly in her chest.
"I... I got lost." He explained.
Lily eyed him suspiciously. His blue eyes that gazed blankly into her green ones appeared to somehow convince her he was telling the truth. For some reason, Lily felt somewhat safer knowing that he was there. An awkward silence fell among them, which was soon broken by Remus clearing his throat awkwardly.
"So... "
(Awkward silence)
"I think we should head back. They'll notice two students have miraculously disappeared." He explained breaking the uncomfortable silence.
Lily nodded approvingly. She was about to take a step forward, when something shiny lying on the ground caught her eye. Remus seemed to notice it too, and pointed the white ray of light towards the ground, where an old wooden treasure chest with a shiny metal lock lay, no more than a metre away from them.
"I wonder what's in it." Said Lily curiously as she made her way towards it.
As she reached it, she leaned down on the dirty earth beside the chest, and started to examine the scratched treasure box. Dangerously sharp splinters were sticking out of the lid that was tightly sealed and held down by the lock.
Lily glanced at Remus as he strode over to her, and crouched down on his knees beside her. He examined the chest curiously, before pointing his wand at the lock, and speaking the incantation "Alohamora."
Almost instantly, there was a soft click, and the lid of the trunk nudged upwards slightly. Lily glanced at Remus who glanced back.
She felt a sudden urge to open the chest, but resisted the temptation. She looked at Remus, and judging by the expression of anxiety on his face, was just as tempted as her to open the chest and reveal its contents that caused them such curiosity.
"Do you think it's safe?" She asked suddenly.
He stared at the chest as if something slimy was crawling out of it.
"I don't know." He replied finally, glancing uneasily at Lily.
Lily stared at the chest thinking. What harm will it do anyway?
With that, Lily lifted the lid ever so slightly and slowly. She glanced at Remus, who was staring at her, an expression on his face as if to say this is a bad idea. Lily ignored his uneasy expression and counted down.
On three... she told herself.
One...
Two...
Three!
Lily frantically jerked the chest lid open with a start, and peered inside. Remus raised his wand over the chest. The light that beamed out of the tip of the wand made it possible for them to see what possessions it had inside.
Lily leaned in closer to get a better look at what appeared to be a furry brown lump. She exchanged uncomfortable glances with Remus, who had slowly put his hand in the chest, and started stroking the strange brown fur, as if searching for something. Lily stared at Remus completely confused, as he started sniffing at the air.
"What is it?" she asked confused.
But Remus didn't reply. He continued sniffing at the air. Lily supposed he found what he was looking for, because a panicked expression appeared on his face.
"What? What is it!" Said Lily, as she felt that all too familiar lurch.
She started sniffing at the air, but the only scent she picked up was that of the wood, the earth... and something she couldn't identify.
Lily looked back at Remus who was staring at the decayed treasure chest blankly. Lily quickly looked at it, and as she did, a chill of absolute horror crawled up her spine, as she came face to face with what would have been the furry brown lump... If it wasn't actually a yellow eyed, razor sharp-toothed werewolf.
Lily wanted so much to scream, but the sudden surprise and terror seemed to be suffocating her, and suppressing her scream painfully in her throat. Her whole body tensed painfully with fright. She could feel the hot foul breath from the werewolf brushing against her face.
Then, she watched in horror as the werewolf raised its razor sharp claws, and lunge out for her.
Pulling herself together, Lily dodged the sharp claws, and stumbled to her feet. As she did, the werewolf emerged from the chest, and gazed up at what seemed to be the leaves. Lily watched confused, but at the same time terror-struck, as it let out an ear splitting howl to the sky.
Lily cupped her hands tightly over her ears as she stumbled back a few steps. She looked up. The spaces between the dark leaves revealed the smallest beam of sunlight. She glanced at Remus, who was also looking up at the space in the leaves. Lily felt suddenly taken aback, as a grin quivered onto his handsome face.
But Lily didn't have time to wonder what he was smiling at. The werewolf had stopped howling up at the beam of light, and was now advancing towards her, claws raised as before. Lily stumbled another few steps back. She could feel the colour drain from her face. She was going to die.
Lily raised her arms helplessly over her head. But before the werewolf could thrash at her, Remus stepped in front of Lily, shielding her.
Lily watched motionlessly, as Remus raised his wand and aimed it at the werewolf. For a moment, the werewolf breathed deeply and hungrily, as it stared at Remus. Then, to Lily's great surprise, it slowly backed away, and stood there for a moment, before suddenly transforming into a full moon before her eyes.
"Riddikulus!" cried Remus.
Instantly, the full moon that was hovering before them transformed into a giant bubble, and burst with a small pop.
There was a moment of complete silence, where Lily just stood there gaping and fixed to the spot with bewilderment. She felt so numb by the sudden mixed emotion of fear, stun, and confusion that lingered heavily inside her. She kept gaping at Remus as he turned around to face her.
"Bogart," he said coolly, answering her silent question.
"But... how did you kn-"
"Werewolves come out on the full moon. It's still day time." He replied, cutting her off.
Lily seemed to finally regain her consciousness and surroundings. The stiffness in her body was now slowly dying away, as was the numbness that hung heavily in her chest.
She gazed into Remus' warm clear blue eyes that burned deeply into her green ones. Lily didn't know why, but knowing that Remus was with her made her feel so much safer. So... protected.
The sudden thought made her face blush prettily. She tore her gaze away from his and stared down at the dirty earth. She could feel her face grow the slightest bit pinker with embarrassment, which she hoped against hope Remus hadn't noticed.
An awkward silence fell among them that was broken once again by Remus clearing his throat loudly.
"We should head back. They would have noticed by now two students have gone missing." He said warmly.
Lily finally looked up at Remus and nodded timidly.
With that, the two of them walked in an awkward silence through the dark and murky forest for what felt like five minutes. The only sound that could be heard was that of the gusty wind, that was now calming down to a light breeze, the leaves that rustled gently, and their footsteps that crunched softly on the many twigs that lay scattered over the dirty ground.
Lily glanced at Remus, who seemed to be deep in thought. She wondered what he was thinking about, that distracted him so much from the eerie cold-like forest.
He's so
different from the other marauders... You wouldn't even think this
guy would even be a Marauder. He's more mature than the rest of
them.
Lily glanced at Remus, who was smiling to himself.
"What are you thinking about?" He asked unexpectedly.
Lily looked at him, and was suddenly lost for words from the sudden question. Then, she pulled herself together, and managed to say,
"I-I was just thinking... why did the Bogart turn into the full moon?" Lily said too quickly for her liking.
She looked up at Remus sheepishly. The smiling that was precent on his handsome face seemed to fade away slightly at these words.
"I don't know," he lied, trying to avoid Lily's eyes.
It was then, that Lily noticed the sadness reflect in his caring blue eyes. She guiltily looked down and fixed a gaze at the ground.
Why did I ask that. It's none of my business what his worst fear is. She thought miserably.
All too quickly for her liking, the fog around them seemed to thicken, and the light that shot from Remus' wand began to fade slightly, leaving them in a dim-like state within the dark forest.
MeanwhileJames cautiously approached the beautiful white unicorn that lay in a sitting position before him.
Careful... just a little closer... James told himself, as he advanced his hand slowly towards it to stroke its silky white hair.
James' fingertips were less than an inch away from the unicorn, when someone suddenly screamed in his ear.
"BOO!"
James jumped in alarm, and turned around to see Sirius bent with laughter on the dirty floor.
"You should have seen your face mate!" Sirius managed to say through his sudden fit of laughter.
"Mr. Black! Just what do you think your doing! Five points from Gryffindor!" Screamed Professor griffins angrily.
James rolled his eyes, and let out a sigh of relief.
"Sirius, what the hell do you think your doing," James said through gritting teeth.
"Sorry mate, I just had to see your reaction..." Sirius replied, as he got up from the ground, and wiped away a tear form his eye.
Sirius glanced around the class, and his smile faded instantly from his handsome face.
"Where's Remus?" He said suddenly.
James could have sworn he picked up the slightest trace of troublesome in Sirius' voice.
James glanced around at the class, looking for a Remus, and a particular Red head. His heart skipped a beat as he realised that Lily was missing, along with Remus.
James glanced at Professor Griffins, who obviously hadn't realised that two students were missing, and slowly made his was towards Michelle, who was currently patting a baby unicorn.
"Michelle," James whispered in her ear.
Michelle turned around with a start, and suddenly found herself face to face with James.
"Where's Lily?" he asked anxiously.
"What do you mea-"
"She's missing." James said startled, cutting her off.
"But she was here a moment ago... wasn't she?" Michelle replied worriedly, as she glanced around the class, desperately hoping to spot Lily, but had no such luck. She felt a sudden jolt of panic in her stomach.
"Where is she!?" Michelle cried uneasily, looking at James, hoping for an answer, even though she knew he wouldn't have one.
"I don't know. We have to find her." He said somewhat fearfully. He could tell from the fright and panic that reflected in Michelle's dark brown eyes, that she was just as worried for Lily than he was.
He turned around, and began searching, in hope to find Remus and a particular Red head. He spotted Sirius, who was currently trying to feed a dung bomb to a baby unicorn, and rushed over to him.
"Sirius!" James yelled in his ear.
Sirius gave a dog like yelp, as he jumped in alarm.
"JAMES! Wha-"
"Come on, we need to find Remus and Lily." James cut in restlessly.
"So WHAT, if Lily's missing... you don't like her, do you?"
"No!" James replied, a bit too fast for his liking.
A devilish grin quivered onto Sirius' handsome face, as he eyed James suspiciously. James fixed a nervous gaze at his feet, as he felt his face flush a shade of bright pink.
Sirius noticed this at once, and gave a squeal of joy, that attracted half of the class's attention. (Mainly all the girls)
"Prongsie! Why didn't you tell me!? I'm utterly offended!" Sirius practically bellowed.
James broke his gaze from his feet, and glanced around at his classmates, who were all looking at him puzzled.
"Sirius, shut-up!" James whispered anxiously from the corner of his mouth.
"Fine, I'll look for them myself," James muttered under his breath angrily, as he turned around and began to make his way towards the trees that led deeper into the forest.
James was about to take a step towards the tall dark trees, when a bush opposite him began to rustle, as if something were trying to get out of it. He watched, as a figure with red hair emerged from it, and fell to the ground with a light thud and an "oomph"
It was at that moment, that James realised with a start the figure with red hair was Lily. He quickly rushed over to her, and helped her to her feet. His stomach exploded with butterflies, as she fell into his arms.
"Lily? Lily, are you alright," he asked her softly.
Lily slowly looked up, and came face to face with James, whose eyes twinkled with concern, and another feeling that she couldn't make out. Lily quickly withdrew herself from his embrace.
"I'm fine. Don't worry, I'll be ok," She replied, taking a step forward. Before she knew it, she began to slowly fall forward, only to be caught by James.
"No your not, what happened?" He murmured softly, as he placed her in a sitting position on the ground.
"Nothing, I'm just tired," she replied.
Lily looked up at James. His eyes burned deeply into her green ones, as if searching for something. It was at that moment, Lily realised the strong concern, and worry in his hazel eyes. For some odd reason, Lily felt somewhat protected and warm as he held her. She tore her gaze away from James' hazel eyes, as Remus emerged from the bush that she had just come out of only moments ago.
James however, didn't seem to notice this and started helping Lily back up to her feet. As he did, Lily could make out two slim figures in the distance running towards them, one taller than the other. As they approached, Lily could make out the two running figures as Michelle and Sirius.
"Lily!" Michelle cried, embracing Lily in a comforting, but at the time rib-cracking hug.
"I was so scared! I thought..." Michelle sighed softly and seemed to be on the verge of tears. "Never mind. I'm just glad your safe." She finished.
"Moony, next time you decide to go wondering off someplace elsewhere, please tell us! You had us shitting our pants for a moment." Sirius said, panting for breath.
Michelle finally released Lily from her constricting embrace, and strode over to Remus.
"Remus, what happened? Why weren't you with the rest of the class?" She asked, eyeing his suspiciously.
"I got lost." He replied calmly. Michelle stared at him for a moment, then nodded somewhat timidly.
Lily felt suddenly light headed and weak. Her eyelids drooped threateningly, as she felt herself tumble forward again. But before she could hit the ground, someone had caught her just in time. Lily looked up, and slowly opened her eyes, only to meet James' hazel eyes staring back at her.
"Remus, what happened in there?" James asked, as he placed Lily's arm around his neck in order to support her.
Lily made an attempt to lift her arm from around his neck, but couldn't find the strength. She tilted her head down, trying to hide the sudden blush that was creeping onto her face.
"It's a long story. First, we-"
"Oh my lord, what happened here?!" Professor Griffin cut in, rushing over to them.
With great effort, Lily managed to lift her arm from around James' neck, and hold onto a tree trunk for support.
"I'm fine Professor. Really, I'm just a bit weak and tired, that's all." Lily explained, trying her best to sound convincing.
"No your not! Look at you! You can barely stand on two feet!" Professor Griffin debated angrily.
"Professor, don't worry, I'll be fine. I just need to sit down for a while. Really." Lily replied annoyed.
"Firstly, your completely pale in the face, secondly you can hardly stand on two feet..."
But Lily wasn't Listening. Instead, she strained her ears, trying to hear what James was saying to Remus.
"What happened to her Moony?" James asked in a hushed voice.
"I don't know. She was fine just a moment ago."
"Then why is she so weak?"
"Like I said, I don't know..."
"... and fifthly, You can't even keep you head up for more than four seconds." Professor Griffins continued.
Having said that, she turned around and glanced around at the group of five, before stopping on James.
"Mr. Potter, will you please escort Ms. Evans to the hospital wing, before she passes out. Thank-you dear." With that, Professor Griffins marched back to the rest of the class without any last glances behind her.
James looked at Lily somewhat sheepishly.
"Well you heard her Jamesie, take her to the hospital wing," Sirius said, a devilish grin spreading across his handsome face.
James shot Sirius a poisonous-like glare, that left Remus in confusion. James looked at Lily. She was staring down at the ground, and looked extremely drowsy and pale in the face. He made his way over to her, and placed his hand comfortingly on her shoulder. He suddenly felt the familiar high flutter of butterflies in his stomach. Little did he know, that Lily was feeling the same. From the corner of his eye, he could see Sirius mouthing something to Remus that looked unmistakably like "I'll tell you later." James returned his attention to Lily, who had started turning a pretty shade of pink in the face.
"Come on, we have to get out of here." James said softly.
Lily didn't reply. Instead, she let out a quiet sigh and closed her eyes.
Why am I blushing! I shouldn't be blushing! It's only the caring side of James Potter that I haven't seen before, that's all... Lily told herself.
"Lily, are you ok?"
Lily snapped out of her trance like state, and looked into James' warm hazel eyes. It took her a while to realise that she had fallen again and that James had to hold her upright so she didn't fall forward.
"I-I'm fine." She replied, taking hold of a tree trunk.
James let out a sigh, and gazed into her emerald green eyes that twinkled so beautifully, even in the darkness of the forest.
"No your not. I'm taking you to the hospital wing, come on." He said, taking hold of her arm, and placing it around his neck again.
Lily opened her mouth to protest, but thought better of it. He was right. She wasn't exactly in a fit state to stay in the forest right now. She felt light-headed and weak from the long walk and the sudden incident with the Bogart, that she barely had enough strength to stand upright.
"Ok, we'll start at a slow pace, come on." He told her softly.
With great effort and a bit of help from James, Lily managed to take a few steps forward, and eventually walking at a slow pace.
"Good, now keep going," He said encouragingly.
Lily tried to hold back a smile that was tugging at her lips, but failed. James noticed this, and with great effort managed to hold back a smile of his own.
"Um, we'll see you guys in transfiguration, alright? See ya." James called back to Sirius, Remus and Michelle.
Having said that, the two Gryffindors set off toward the exit of the forbidden forest, and towards the Hogwarts Castle.